President Karol Nawrocki is reviewing pardon applications including one for opposition activist Adam Borowski convicted of slandering Roman Giertych.
First Pardon Applications Reviewed
President Karol Nawrocki informed that pardon applications are waiting on his desk. Among them is a document concerning Adam Borowski, an opposition activist from PRL times who was sentenced to six months in prison for slandering Roman Giertych.
“Legal opinions will reach me next week and I will decide whether I can pardon Mr. Adam Borowski in the first pardon package,” Nawrocki said in an interview with TV Republika. He described the activist as “a very brave man who always stood on Poland’s side.”
Kaczyński Defends Borowski
The court sentenced the activist for words he spoke on TV Republika, where Borowski stated that Roman Giertych “cooperates with criminals” in the Polnord affair. Borowski claimed Giertych provided “legal protection” while allowing his acquaintances to serve as “pillars” in the scheme.
About the conviction, Jarosław Kaczyński wrote: “Prison for opinions? This is not history – but reality in Poland AD 2026.” He added: “Adam Borowski – a deserving anti-communist opposition activist, social activist – is to go to prison! This is a clear return to practices from the PRL times.”
The Polnord Legal Battle
In 2020, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Poznań charged Roman Giertych with misappropriating funds from the Polnord company, causing significant financial damage, and money laundering. Giertych worked for the company as a proxy.
When the CBA conducted a search at Giertych’s home, the lawyer collapsed and was hospitalized. His lawyer claimed the reading of charges to an unconscious Giertych was “absolutely fictitious.” On October 15, 2025, the Court of Appeal ordered Giertych be paid 35,000 zlotys for his unjust detention by the CBA.
